40M Accounts Stolen in 'Largest' ID Theft Aug 6, 2008
A federal grand jury handed down an indictment for Albert "Segvec" Gonzalez and prosecutors charged Christopher Scott and Damon Patrick Toey for allegedly hacking into wireless computer networks of several major corporations, including OfficeMax, Barnes , Boston Market, Sports Authority, Forever 21, DSW, BJ's Wholesale Club and TJX Companies, which operates retail stores T.J. Maxx and Marshall's. All three of the men reside in Miami. (ABC News)
Corporate Donors Support American Red Cross Response to Hurricane Dolly Jul 26, 2008
MorganStanley Raytheon Company State Farm State Street Corporation Target The TJX Companies, Inc. All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like Hurricane Dolly, by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other... (PR Newswire)
Volatility Alert: Mixed Trading for Stocks with Fear Easing Slightly Jun 16, 2008
The major market indices used a strong Friday to recover loss earlier in the week. The Dow ($ ) gained 97. (Forbes -- Markets)
Privacy breaches 'epidemic,' commissioner says Jun 4, 2008
-based retailer TJX Companies in December 2006, which compromised 94 million credit cards, including many held by Canadians. "TJX was one of many companies gambling with Canadians' personal information," said Stoddart, who is pushing the federal government to call for mandatory reporting of security breaches that compromise an individual's person data. (Toronto Star)
23rd AIDS Walk Boston Draws Five-Year Record-Setting 20,000+ Participants, Doubles Runners to 600 and Raises $1.2 Million Jun 2, 2008
Additional sponsors of AIDS Walk Boston include EMD Serono, MBTA, Whole Foods Market, Partners HealthCare, TJX Companies, WCVB-TV 5, The Boston Phoenix, Metro Boston, El Planeta and WFNX 101. 7. (PR Newswire)
For Retailers, It's Black Tuesday May 13, 2008
Analysts also think that off-price chain TJX Companies (nyse: - - ), which operates TJ Maxx, Marshall's and Bob's Stores, is poised to nudge profits up to 40 cents a share from 37 cent last year, on a 6. 6% increase in sales. (Forbes -- Business)
Leno to perform at MCC 'Celebrity Forum' Apr 18, 2008
Presenting Sponsor for this year s Celebrity Forum is once again The TJX Companies, Inc. Proceeds help raise funds for the MCC Foundation s endowment fund. Past speakers include: Walter Cronkite with Doris Kearns Goodwin, Colin Powell, former President George Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Barbara Walters and Tim Russert. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Supermarkets go digital Apr 5, 2008
Holman says a number of national retailers -- such as Safeway Inc., Wild Oats Markets Inc., Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. and TJX Companies Inc. -- have dabbled in ESL but none have bought into the technology yet. Industry trade publication Progressive Grocer says that 28 percent of independent grocers rank ESLs as one of the most important technologies for stores in the next three years. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Grocery Chain Data Breach Offers Lessons for CIOs Apr 1, 2008
The Hannaford breach is notable because -- unlike the notorious breach of The TJX Companies in 2006 -- the company did not store the customer data. Rather, the hackers captured the stream of data as card information was sent to banks for verification. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Malware to blame in supermarket data breach Mar 30, 2008
That mode is in contrast to attacks on databases, the method used to over a two-year period in a data breach of customer records at TJX Companies, the operator of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls retail chains. that Hannaford, in addition to the breach, as two related class-action lawsuits on its hands alleging negligence in maintaining customer security. (CNET News.com)
Businesses at Beaches are making their move Mar 30, 2008
TJX Companies, based in Framingham, Mass. owns all three stores. (Florida Times-Union)
Consumers of Hannaford Brothers Co. Supermarkets File Class Action Suit for Loss of Credit Card and Debit Card Data; Filed By Berger & Montague, PC Mar 20, 2008
For example, we are Co-Lead Counsel in a class action against TJX Companies, Inc, owner of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, A.J. Wright, and HomeGoods, stemming from the largest reported theft of credit card information in history. That case has been settled and the settlement is pending approval before the court. (PR Newswire)
Cost controls lift TJX profit 47% Feb 20, 2008
com: Cost controls lift TJX profit 47. Cost controls lift TJX profit 47. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Retailers report weak results for December Jan 13, 2008
TJX Companies Inc., which operates off-price chains including T.J. Maxx, which is closing its Sioux City store this month, had a 3 percent increase in same-store sales, in line with the 3. 3 percent estimate. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Wireless Networking: WEP Security is No Security at All Dec 29, 2007
The television show 60 Minutes recently aired a story on the theft of customer data from TJX Companies, the parent company of such well-known stores as TJMaxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods. That company made big news early this year when it reported that its computer systems had been penetrated, resulting in the theft of credit card numbers and other personal data on a reported 40 million or more customers. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Should TJX Get a Lump of Coal? Dec 25, 2007
Regular readers of this column know that I have had a wide range of less-than-flattering things to say about the security setup of The TJX Companies, but there's a broader question here. TJX is a business. (eWeek)
TJ Maxx to shutter store Dec 21, 2007
-based TJX Companies, operates more than 800 TJ Maxx stores in the United States. Read Comments > | Share This Story. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Lessons learned from TJX: Best practices for enterprise wireless encryption Dec 21, 2007
Between July 2005 and January 2007, TJX Companies Inc. suffered one of the largest data security breaches in the history of information security. revealed that the intruders systematically mined TJX's computer systems and made off with more than 94 million credit card numbers used by customers at the chain's stores, which include the TJ Maxx and Marshall's clothing retailers. (Search Security, MA)
Red Cross Responds to Midwest Winter Storms Dec 20, 2007
MorganStanley Raytheon Company State Farm State Street Corporation Target The TJX Companies, Inc. All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like the Midwest winter storms, by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and... (PR Newswire)
How TJX Became a Lesson In Proper Security Dec 7, 2007
The latest chapter in this still-unfinished book is a settlement between TJX Companies and Visa U.S.A. Under the agreement, TJX will pay a maximum of $40. 9 million to fund an alternative recovery payments program for customers affected by the breach. (Datamation)
Woman, 82, 'devastated' by cashier's alleged theft in Brighton Dec 5, 2007
"A spokeswoman for Sovereign Bank said Lewis can get her money back within 10 days, once she files a claim with the bank.Lewis wondered how Smith, despite the outstanding warrants, got hired by A.J. Wright and was put in a position of trust at the cash register.A.J. Wright is a subsidiary of TJX Companies Inc. of Framingham, and the company said in a statement yesterday that Smith is no longer employed there. A company official declined to say how long Smith was an employee. The company said it... (Boston Globe)
TJX to Shell Out $40.9M in Data Breach Settlement Dec 4, 2007
Discount retailer TJX Companies said on Friday it agreed to a settlement with Visa and Fifth Third Bancorp under which it will pay up to $40. 9 million related to a security breach that put millions of shoppers' credit card data at risk. (CIO Information Network)
Ruling Helps TJX Reduce Liability Dec 1, 2007
Those two rulings came from the federal judge overseeing the case who refused to approve making the case a class action and from Visa, which said it would reduce its fining of The TJX Companies in exchange for certain payments from the retailer to banks. ADVERTISEMENT. (eWeek)
Area stores open early for Black Friday sales Nov 26, 2007
Carol Meyrowitz, president and CEO of TJX Companies Inc., Marshalls' parent company, in an open letter to customers, assured them that TJX has been working with law enforcement and government agencies in response to criminal attacks on TJX computer systems. "We want the sophisticated cyber criminals who attacked our systems to be brought to justice," she wrote. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Black Friday Nov 23, 2007
Globe and Mail Update. November 23, 2007 at 6:30 AM EST. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Attorneys general oppose TJX plan to use sale as settlement Nov 21, 2007
The 15 percent off "Customer Appreciation special event" that TJX described in disclosing its class-action settlement in September "is nothing more than a retail sale, which would primarily benefit the defendant, TJX Companies," Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said in a letter to the Boston-based judge considering approval of the settlement. Coakley, who is leading a multistate probe of the data theft, wrote on behalf of nine other attorneys general. (Boston Globe)
Ernst resigns from H&R Block Nov 21, 2007
Bennett also serves as a director and chairman of the audit committee for Halliburton Co. and as a director of The TJX Companies Inc.. Breeden's road from dissident shareholder to chairman of H&R Block began in June, when Breeden Partners LP said it would nominate three candidates for the Block board of directors. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Wal-Mart Beats the Street Nov 14, 2007
TJX Companies (), the company that operates discounters T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, also reported fiscal third-quarter results on Nov. 13 and boosted its profit outlook for the rest of the year. The Massachusetts company's stock rose nearly 4% on the news, nearing a 52-week high. (BusinessWeek)
Court filings double estimate of TJX breach Oct 27, 2007
The documents -- filed on Thursday on behalf of more than 300 banks in Massachusetts, Maine and Connecticut -- reveal the most detail to date about the security vulnerabilities that allowed data thieves to access TJX Companies' computers, plant a traffic sniffer and transfer more than 80 gigabytes of data to an Internet site in California. The breach, originally , has led to widespread credit- and debit-card fraud in at least 13 countries, surpassing $68 million for Visa cards alone, according... (SecurityFocus)
Account-theft reports pile up Oct 27, 2007
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TJX Sweetens Settlement with Cash Oct 10, 2007
The biggest objection to the initial proposed settlement had been that consumer victims were only offered $30 vouchers for making purchases at stores owned by The TJX Companies. Under a new proposed settlement that was filed late Oct. 9, attorneys for both sides are now proposing giving consumers a choice: either the $30 voucher or a $15 check. (eWeek)
Being black, 'acting white' in the workplace Oct 9, 2007
As an allocation analyst at TJX Companies Inc. in Framingham for three years, starting in 2000, Wynndell Bishop says he made a conscious decision to speak with a softer voice and present himself in an unaggressive manner. "I would say 60 percent of the division I was in was young white women between the ages of 21 and 28," says Bishop, 28, who received his MBA from Boston College in May. (Boston Globe)
Securing very important data: Your own Oct 9, 2007
Just last month, the TJX Companies, which owns T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and other retail stores, made a settlement offer, subject to court approval, to victims of a huge data breach, in which 45. 7 million customers' credit- and debit-card data was exposed to identity thieves. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Monday Updates Oct 2, 2007
A recent security breach at TJX Companies (parent of TJ Maxx and Marshalls) allowed hackers to access personal information on more than 45 million credit and debt cards. The bill has strong bipartisan support, but faces opposition from banks and retailers. (NBC 11, CA)
Report: TJX Security Was 'Inadequate' Sep 28, 2007
Just days after TJX Companies reached a tentative settlement with millions of consumers who had their credit or debit card data stolen, the Canadian government issued a report Tuesday of its investigation into the company's security troubles that lead to the breach in the first place. Their conclusion. (CIO Information Network)
Nowhere To Hide Sep 27, 2007
Among them: TJX Companies (nyse: - - ), which includes retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, reported in January a data breach that compromised more than 45 million credit card numbers over 18 months. According to TJX's internal calculations, those intrusions cost the company $256 million in lost revenue a figure that could climb to as much as $4. (Forbes)
More Toys Recalled Over Lead Content Sep 27, 2007
The recalled products were sold at T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, A.J. Wright - all owned by TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX), Cracker Barrel - owned by CBRL Group Inc. (CBRL), and Shopko Stores Inc. (SKO) stores nationwide from August 2006 through August 2007. For more information, call the company at 866-235-0588. (SmartMoney)
Winners security breach could have been avoided, report says Sep 26, 2007
TJX Companies' share performance over the last 52 weeks. Related Articles. (Globe and Mail)
TJX Breach Could Have Been Avoided Sep 26, 2007
A massive security breach at TJX Companies that led to the loss of personal information on millions of customers is a direct result of inadequate security safeguards and poor security planning, an investigation by Canadian privacy commissioners has found. ADVERTISEMENT. (eWeek)
TJX Settles Customer Class Action Suits Sep 23, 2007
BOSTON The TJX Companies, Inc., a discount retailer, said Friday it settled customer class action lawsuits in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico stemming from a massive security breach of customer data that affected at least 45 million credit and debit cards. The announcement did not specify the settlement cost, but noted that its estimated costs were included in a $107 million reserve included in its second-quarter report for fiscal 2008 and its estimate of $21 million in costs expected... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
PCI compliance deadlines have retailers scrambling Sep 14, 2007
Some might argue that the horror stories of data breaches should be enough motivation for retailers to comply with PCI DSS. Just weeks after Visa announced the deadlines of its compliance acceleration program in December 2006, The TJX Companies Inc., the Framingham, Mass ... Some might argue that the horror stories of data breaches should be enough motivation for retailers to comply with PCI DSS. Just weeks after Visa announced the deadlines of its compliance acceleration program in December... (SearchCIO.com)
SmartClixx(R) Now Seeking Worldwide Distributors Aug 24, 2007
"We have been turning away small and medium-size retailers for years because it wasn't our core business. We had the technology and the solution they preferred, but because of their size they needed a hosted environment. Now, with our new product offering through Distributors, we finally scaled it to meet everyone's needs. This newest globalized web-based application runs on a vendor-independent database layer that allows the simultaneous use for multiple companies, divisions, chains, stores and... (BusinessWire)
SmartClixx(R) Ready for Worldwide Acceptance Aug 22, 2007
Security, flexibility, streamlined processes and operations, data mining, and future capability with significant cost savings are just a few reasons why Alltel Communications, Saks Incorporated, Charming Shoppes, Southwest Airlines, Chico's, The TJX Companies and many others have selected the SmartClixx Stored Value Card solution. For more information about SmartClixx, please visit or call 561-998-8515. (BusinessWire)
TJX and the $168M Data Breach Aug 16, 2007
With all the numbers that TJX Companies issued in its Aug. 14 earnings statement, the one that has generated the most attention was an estimated $168 million hit associated with the data breach announced in January, which saw consumer information from an estimated 46 million debit and credit cards walk out the door. ADVERTISEMENT. (eWeek)
TJX profit plunges on costs from massive data breach Aug 15, 2007
August 14, 2007 at 11:04 AM EDT. on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit was cut by more than a half as the discount store operator recorded a $118-million (U.S.) charge due to costs from a massive breach of customer data, mostly to build up a reserve to cover estimated future expenses. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Money Matters: Protecting yourself from identity theft Aug 1, 2007
Recently, banking associations in Maine, Connecticut and Massachusetts announced plans to file a class action suit against TJX Companies Inc., claiming that it negligently represented the security of its computer system. As a result of a security breach that may have lasted from 2003 through 2006, information about more than 45 million consumers who used credit or debit cards at TJ Maxx, Marshalls, AJ Wright or HomeGoods stores may have been stolen. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Floods and Wildfires Demand Immediate Response Jul 7, 2007
Annual Disaster Giving Program members include: American Express Foundation ATAXA Foundation Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Citi Foundation ConAgra Foods Foundation FedEx Corporation Halliburton JCPenney Company Fund Kimberly-Clark Corporation Lowe's Companies, Inc Marriott International, Inc Merck Inc Morgan Stanley Nestle Waters North America Raytheon State Farm State Street Corporation Target TJX Companies, Inc Woodman of the World/Omaha Woodman Life Insurance Society All American Red Cross... (PR Newswire)
TJX Companies has been subject of private equity interest in recent months, sources say Jun 11, 2007
TJX Companies, the listed discount apparel chain, had drawn the interest of private equity firms as recently as a month ago, according to sources. TJX owns TJ Maxx and other retailers. (FT.com -- Markets)
TJX works to prevent ID theft (7:35 am) Jun 8, 2007
Under an agreement announced by Attorney General Bill McCollum, TJX Companies Inc., the apparel and home fashions retailer, has agreed to provide an additional notice to consumers affected by an earlier data breach. TJX is the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, AJ Wright and HomeGoods stores. (Pensacola News Journal)
AIDS Walk Boston Draws More than 18,000 Participants and Surmounts Goal by Raising More than $1.2 Million Jun 4, 2007
Additional sponsors of AIDS Walk Boston arry Kessler 5K Run include Monster, Tufts Health Plan, Whole Foods Market, Casual Male XL, The TJX Companies, WCVB-TV 5, The Boston Phoenix, Metro Boston, El Planeta and WFNX 101. 7. (PR Newswire)
Privacy watchdog slaps businesses for failing to protect info Jun 2, 2007
One was a joint investigation with the information and privacy commissioner of Alberta, Frank Work, into a breach of the database at TJX Companies Inc., the operator of Winners and HomeSense stores across Canada. Hackers allegedly got into the company's database, which contained the personal information of Canadian customers. (News1130)
TJX: Data breach damage $25 million and counting May 17, 2007
TJX Companies Inc.'s bottom line took a hit in the first quarter of 2007, thanks to a $12 million charge tied to the security breach that to identity fraud ... TJX Companies Inc.'s bottom line took a hit in the first quarter of 2007, thanks to a $12 million charge tied to the security breach that to identity fraud. (Search Security, MA)
The TJX data security breach: 10-K filing shows IAM and compliance mistakes: May 3, 2007
It couldn't get much worse for TJX Companies. The in January was bad enough. (Search Security, MA)
ID theft a universal risk Apr 30, 2007
The agency is investigating data theft from TJX Companies Inc., which owns about 2,500 discount stores, including T.J. Maxx and Marshalls. The theft exposed more than 45 million credit and debit cards to potential fraud. (Pensacola News Journal)
Protect against identity theft Apr 29, 2007
Earlier last week, banking associations in Maine, Connecticut and Massachusetts announced plans to file a class-action suit against TJX Companies Inc., claiming that it negligently represented the security of its computer system. As a result of a security breach that may have lasted from 2003 through 2006, information about more than 45 million consumers who used credit or debit cards at TJ Maxx, Marshalls, AJ Wright or HomeGoods stores may have been stolen. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Banks Hit T.J. Maxx Owner With Class-Action Lawsuit Apr 27, 2007
The security breach that hit TJX Companies Inc. is still causing trouble for the U.S. retailer. Less than a month after filing that more than 45 million credit and debit card numbers may have been stolen from its IT systems over an 18-month period, the company is being hit with a class-action law suit seeking "tens of millions of dollars." The Massachusetts Bankers Association, which represents 207 financial institutions, announced that it is filing the suit in federal court in Boston. (InformationWeek)
Banks prepare lawsuit over TJX data breach Apr 26, 2007
In a move that was widely expected, three New England banking associations and some individual banks announced they will sue TJX Companies Inc. over the data breach that to identity fraud ... The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) confirmed it is investigating events surrounding the data breach at TJX Companies Inc. TJX says it is cooperating with investigators ... In a move that was widely expected, three New England banking associations and some individual banks announced they will sue TJX... (Search Security, MA)
Bankers Sue TJX over Data Breach Apr 26, 2007
In another in a lengthy line of lawsuits against The TJX Companies involving the that the company announced in January, the Massachusetts Bankers Association said on April 24 that it will sue the retail chain, accusing it of "negligent misrepresentation." The MBA claims that TJX's assertion that it had been "safeguarding and disposing of cardholder data" was false at the time it was made. ADVERTISEMENT. (eWeek)
Taunton schools scrap fingerprint-scanning plans Apr 20, 2007
Again and again today, through security breaches such as the massive loss of consumer data at the TJX companies, we see the dangers of identity theft, Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, said in a statement yesterday. We should carefully examine programs that could further erode people s privacy. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Consumers Care About Security a Lot Less Than They Say They Do Apr 19, 2007
With all the investigations surrounding the massive TJX Companies data breach including class action lawsuits, dozens of state attorney general probes, congressional inquiries and a Federal Trade Commission investigation, to name just a few there are only two constituencies that the $16 billion retailer cares about: Wall Street and its customers. Indeed, that short list can be cut in half because Wall Street also overwhelmingly cares about the retailer's customers, which is equal to revenue. (eWeek)
Full cost of data breaches unclear Apr 14, 2007
In the case of TJX Companies -- which admitted involving the personally-identifiable information of over 45. 6 million individual consumers -- it appears that the discount retail chain's business has not yet absorbed significant interruptions. (InfoWorld)
When identity theft becomes standard operating procedure Apr 7, 2007
TJX Companies suffers and information related to more than 45 million credit cards is accessed by unauthorized parties. To put this in perspective, there are only about 180 million adults in the United States (out of more than 300 million people). (InfoWorld)
The sad saga of TJX; can it get any worse than this? Apr 7, 2007
headquarters of TJX Companies Inc. almost every day. From the outside, nothing seems amiss at the company that runs the huge T.J. Maxx (821 stores), Marshalls (748), HomeGoods (270), A.J. Wright (129), and Bob's Stores (36) retail chains, plus others abroad. (ITworld -- News)
Apple Launches iTunes Discount Apr 2, 2007
TJX Companies, Inc., the retailer that owns Marshalls and T.J. Maxx, has beefed up its cyber security after nearly 46 million customer credit and debit card numbers were stolen from its computers. Wondering why gas is climbing back toward $3 a gallon. (R News)
Retailer Beefs Up Cyber Security Mar 31, 2007
TJX Companies, Inc., the retailer that owns Marshalls and T.J. Maxx, has beefed up its cyber security after nearly 46 million customer credit and debit card numbers were stolen from its computers ... TJX Companies, Inc., the retailer that owns Marshalls and T.J. Maxx, has beefed up its cyber security after nearly 46 million customer credit and debit card numbers were stolen from its computers. (R News)
